Best Performance: (#20) Weber St. 50, Northern Colorado 47 (4OT) - Thanks to 4 missed field goals from NoCo, the Wildcats overcome a 6-0 turnover advantage.
Worst Performance: (#17) Eastern Washington 35, (DII) Central Washington 32 - Well, the Griz went on to the title game after a 3 point win over Central in 2008. This Wildcat team, however, doesn't seem quite as good as that one.
Most Surprising Result: (#1) Montana 33, Cal Poly 35 - The Griz throw for 416 yards, but turnovers & punting—typical Montana fortes—go quite badly.
Southland
SOARK 17-31 TXST
ALB 14-59 SFA UCA 37-7 EIU
UTM 10-24 SELA SAM 19-7 NWST
MCNSE 6-50 MIZ
NICH 14-49 WMU
NConf Record: 4-3 Overall: 6-9
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: Central Arkansas 37, (#23) Eastern Illinois 7 - Bear QBs complete 79% of their passes while the UCA defense holds the defending OVC champs to 120 yards.
Worst Performance: Texas St. 31, (DII) Southern Arkansas 17 - Four turnovers make the Bobcats sweat a bit against a mediocre DII.
Most Surprising Result: Central Arkansas 37, (#23) Eastern Illinois 7 - Bears end a 5-game losing streak to FCS competition.
Missouri Valley
SDKST 3-26 UD
NDSU 9-16 UNI
MIZST 24-48 KSU
ILST 3-37 NW
WIU 21-31 PUR
SIU 3-35 IL
INST 7-40 CIN
BUT 7-31 YSU
NConf Record: 6-1 Overall: 6-1
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 2-0
Best Performance: (#14) Northern Iowa 16, (#21) North Dakota St. - Panthers outrush the Bison, 262 to minus-40, and get a crazy 11 sacks.
Worst Performance: (#9) South Dakota St. 3, (#16) Delaware 26 - Jackrabbits lose the ground game, 257 yards to 25.
Most Surprising Result: Western Illinois 21, (FBS) Purdue 31 - How does an FCS team that went 1-10 last year put a scare into a Big Ten school?
OVC
UCA 37-7 EIU
UTC 17-21 JAXST
EKU 13-23 UL SEMO 30-17 MUR JSU 33-26 TSU (in Memphis, TN)
TTU 7-62 TCU
UTM 10-24 SELA
AP 33-56 MTSU
NConf Record: 1-6 Overall: 4-12
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 2-4
Best Performance: (#5) Jacksonville St. 21, Tennessee-Chattanooga 17 - Gamecocks out to make sure last year's probationary season won't be remembered as a tragic missed opportunity.
Worst Performance: (#23) Eastern Illinois 7, Central Arkansas 37 - Panthers fumble 6 times and commit 5 total turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: (#23) Eastern Illinois 7, Central Arkansas 37 - Panthers suffer their worst I-AA/FCS regular season loss in 6 years.
Patriot League
NOVA 35-0 LEH GTOWN 28-24 LAF
BUCK 3-14 MARIST
COLG 15-45 FUR
URI 25-27 FORD
HC 7-31 UMASS
NConf Record: 1-4 Overall: 5-6
vs. FCS: 1-4 Overall: 5-6
Best Performance: Fordham 27, Rhode Island 25 - Fordham moves to 6-4 in The Battle of the Rams.
Worst Performance: Lafayette 24, Georgetown 28 - Despite nearly doubling the Hoyas in yardage, the Leopards lose to Georgetown for the first time since 2003.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Colgate 15, Furman 45 - Things don't look good for the Patriot League when their preseason favorite loses to an unranked opponent like this.
I have to agree with this. Our O sucked eggs. They left our D in 3 bad situations. The D actually only gave up 1 of those scores. The ST weren't just great either. They fumbled one punt around the 15 and allowed a fake to go for 48 yards that set up a TD. It was awful and....yeah an INT got past our offense, by a fucking 260 lb DE, for a TD. It was really ugly to watch.
And, as I said, I'm not as impressed with the freshman QB as some
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Best Performance: (#20) Weber St. 50, Northern Colorado 47 (4OT) - Thanks to 4 missed field goals from NoCo, the Wildcats overcome a 6-0 turnover advantage.
I think we may have different opinions on what "best" means.
89Hen wrote:I think we may have different opinions on what "best" means.
Going to have to agree with this one, both teams lit up the scoreboards however 4 missed field goals cost the Bears the game and 6 turnovers? That just seems to be the norm at WSU with Higgins at the helm However still i think the best performance should maybe go to Portland State. They beat a decent Aggie team and broke a 6 game losing streak dating back from last year. Once again Mvem great job, really enjoy reading this every week
Also just a heads up you didnt put the NDSU score for the NDSU vs UNI game on your post.
You're right, PSU played a pretty good game. The new Pistol formation seems to work. But it was obvious that both teams were playing a lot of young new personnel. Our new kickoff returner averaged about 20 yards - but he fumbled 3 out of the 4 times he ran. Our new TE, who graduated last year after four years starring as a forward on the basketball team, actually caught a pass. We stuffed the Davis run, but they put up impressive passing yards. I don't want to think about next week's game against the University of Oregon. A bye?
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Best Performance: (#20) Weber St. 50, Northern Colorado 47 (4OT) - Thanks to 4 missed field goals from NoCo, the Wildcats overcome a 6-0 turnover advantage.
I think we may have different opinions on what "best" means.
Agreed.
Either Portland or NAU had the best performance, IMHO
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Best Performance: (#20) Weber St. 50, Northern Colorado 47 (4OT) - Thanks to 4 missed field goals from NoCo, the Wildcats overcome a 6-0 turnover advantage.
I think we may have different opinions on what "best" means.
Venus may have meant "best" in terms of "best drama." If so, that game certainly qualifies, though it would have had competition from the CP-UM game.
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
89Hen wrote:
I think we may have different opinions on what "best" means.
Agreed.
Either Portland or NAU had the best performance, IMHO
No. Weber beat a decent NoCo team. I don't think Davis is decent this year, probably the worst team in the Great West. NAU did scare Arizona State for a while, but ASU isn't very good this year and I don't think they're any better than a top-tier FCS team.
It was far from error-free, but the Wildcats still had the best game in the Big Sky this week.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Best Performance: (#20) Weber St. 50, Northern Colorado 47 (4OT) - Thanks to 4 missed field goals from NoCo, the Wildcats overcome a 6-0 turnover advantage.
I think we may have different opinions on what "best" means.
best goes to wsu defense....47 allowed points aint great but when you have to make up for your team turning it over 6 to none thats pretty damn good!
wsu has 65 fresh/soph, 70% of team. lookin good for the future. 12 seniors.
SFPA 21-31 MHEAD
DAY 31-35 DUQ
ALB 14-59 SFA
WAG 9-24 ASSUMP
STANS 21-44 BRY
BENT 14-45 CCSU RMU 35-31 SACHRT MAINE 31-23 MONM
NConf Record: 3-4 Overall: 7-8
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 5-7
Best Performance: Duquesne 35, Dayton 31 - Sean Patterson throws for 326 yards and 3 touchdowns in an unexpected Duke win.
Worst Performance: Wagner 9, (DII) Assumption 24 - The Seahawks have lost to a NE-10 team each of the last 3 years.
Most Surprising Result: Duquesne 35, Dayton 31 - Dukes pull a solid upset despite averaging under 22 yards-per-punt.
CAA
NOVA 35-0 LEH
UNH 16-38 PITT MAINE 31-23 MONM
HC 7-31 UMASS
URI 25-27 FORD
SDKST 3-26 UD
CCU 45-47 TOW(5OT)
VMI 0-45 W&M JMU 21-16 VT
NConf Record: 7-2 Overall: 10-7
vs. FCS: 6-1 Overall: 8-2
Best Performance: (#12) James Madison 21, (FBS) Virginia Tech 16 - Dukes pull off the second ever FCS-over-ranked-FBS upset thanks to a 3-0 turnover advantage and 3 total TDs from QB Drew Dudzik.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 25, Fordham 27 - The Rhodies give up 434 yards to the Rams from a weaker conference.
Most Surprising Result: (#12) James Madison 21, (FBS) Virginia Tech 16 - What's better than an FCS-over-FBS upset? An FCS-over-FBS upset that ruins Boise State's day.
Best Performance: (#19) Liberty 27, (FBS) Ball St. 23 - The Flames pull off a rare FCS-over-FBS upset in which the FCS team lost the turnover battle.
Worst Performance: VMI 0, (#11) William & Mary 45 - The Keydets obviously haven't adapted to abandoning the option since they threw 5 INTs in this contest.
Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 38, (FBS) Akron 37 (OT) - This isn't a shocker, but the Bulldogs clearly improved from their DII struggles last week.
Best Performance: Florida A&M 17, Delaware St. 14 - Rattlers win largely due to a 14 yards-per-punt advantage over the Hornets.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 10, (DII) Fort Valley St. 41 - Is the MEAC sure they still want the Tigers?
Most Surprising Result: NC Central 27, (DII) Winston-Salem St. 34 - Despite being DII again, the WSSU Rams have already doubled their MEAC win total from a year ago.
SoCon
TUSC 54-30 WCU
JU 14-45 APP
SHAW 26-55 ELON
COLG 15-45 FUR WOFF 34-23 CHSO
CIT 6-52 UA
GASO 7-13 NAVY SAM 19-7 NWST
UTC 17-21 JAXST
NConf Record: 5-4 Overall: 7-8
vs. FCS: 4-1 Overall: 5-1
Best Performance: Furman 45, (#25) Colgate 15 - Chris Forcier & Tersoo Uhaa both run for 100+ yards against the Raiders.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 30, (DII) Tusculum 54 - Catamounts allow Pioneer QB Bo Cordell to throw for 410 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: Western Carolina 30, (DII) Tusculum 54 - The Catamounts lose to a non-DI for the first time since 1977.
PORTST 41-33 UCD
UMT 33-35 CP
USD 3-32 SUU
UND 17-23 NIU SDK 41-38 MN
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 4-6
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 2-1
Best Performance: South Dakota 41, (FBS) Minnesota 38 - The Coyotes don't seem to be missing Noah Shepard too much, seeing as new starting QB Dante Warren accounted for 433 yards of total offense and 5 total TDs in this inexplicable upset.
Worst Performance: UC Davis 33, Portland St. 41 - Aggies give up 257 rushing yards to a team transitioning from a run-&-shoot scheme.
Most Surprising Result: South Dakota 41, (FBS) Minnesota 38 - The Golden Gophers have 2 losses to Dakota schools in the last 5 years plus 2 other one-score wins over the Dakotas in that span. Despite making bowls most of the time, Minnesota hasn't beaten an I-AA/FCS team by 20+ points since 2002.
Best Performance: Jackson St. 33, Tennessee St. 26 - Jackson State gets a rare offensive spark as Casey Therriault throws for 284 yards and 4 touchdowns & doesn't turn the ball over.
Worst Performance: Southern 7, (DII) Arkansas-Monticello 31 - Jags held to 117 total yards & minus-22 rushing yards by a DII defense.
Most Surprising Result: Southern 7, (DII) Arkansas-Monticello 31 - Once proud Jaguars hit a new low.
Pioneer League
USD 3-32 SUU DRAKE 28-14 MIZS&T
VALP 7-42 FRANK
BUT 7-31 YSU
DAY 31-35 DUQ
BUCK 3-14 MARIST
DVDSN 13-41 LENRHY ODU 44-13 CAMP
JU 14-45 APP
SFPA 21-31 MHEAD
NConf Record: 3-7 Overall: 7-13
vs. FCS: 2-5 Overall: 4-10
Best Performance: Marist 14, Bucknell 3 - Red Foxes hold the rebuilding Bison to 159 yards.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 7, (DIII) Franklin 42 - *Sigh…*
Most Surprising Result: Dayton 31, Duquesne 35 - Payton candidate Steve Valentino has a big day for the Flyers, but the defense can't shut down the Dukes in the final minute.
Independents
WEBBER 14-21 LAM ODU 44-13 CAMP LAMB 23-14 GSU
Non-Ind. Record: 2-1 Overall: 3-3
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 1-2
Best Performance: Old Dominion 44, Campbell 13 - Monarchs take out last week's frustrations on the hapless Camels.
Worst Performance: Georgia St. 14, (NAIA) Lambuth 23 - Panthers come back to Earth thanks to 183 yards of offense.
Most Surprising Result: Georgia St. 14, (NAIA) Lambuth 23 - Panthers learning things the hard way; they turn a 5-point lead into a 9-point deficit in less than 20 seconds down the stretch.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:
Worst Performance: Southern 7, (DII) Arkansas-Monticello 31 - Jags held to 117 total yards & minus-22 rushing yards by a DII defense.
Most Surprising Result: Southern 7, (DII) Arkansas-Monticello 31 - Once proud Jaguars hit a new low.[/list]
I wholeheartedly agree, that was the worst Southern performance I've known in my 33 years on earth, that loss really undid all the work the staff did trying to win back fans in Baton Rouge. After hearing some of the statements from the team everybody needs their asses kicked.
However still i think the best performance should maybe go to Portland State. They beat a decent Aggie team and broke a 6 game losing streak dating back from last year. Once again Mvem great job, really enjoy reading this every week 
